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Life-Changing Events & Programs You Don't Want To Miss!
Get Lit at The Promenade!
September 18, 2021
Get Lit at The Promenade is a monthly showcase featuring poets, artists, and musicians at 3rd Street Promenade in Downtown, Santa Monica!
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Annual Gala
Annual Gala
December
4
-
,
2021
Annual Gala
Each year, Get Lit celebrates its donors, poets, and media department with an annual gala that we create and produce together.
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Poetic Convergence
Poetic Convergence
January
22
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,
2022
Poetic Convergence
The theme of the 2020 Convergence is “I am here for the people,” inspired by Jericho Brown’s poem “Say Thank You Say I’m Sorry.”
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Classic Slam
Classic Slam
April
7
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April
23
,
2022
Classic Slam
The Classic Slam is a three-day festival where young people from over 50 schools compete, performing both classic and response poems.
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April
13
-
,
2021
Why I Rise
Why I Rise features an online spoken word and hip hop competition. Five individual winners receive a $1,000 cash award.
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September
18
-
,
2021
Get Lit at The Promenade!
Get Lit at The Promenade is a monthly showcase featuring poets, artists, and musicians at 3rd Street Promenade in Downtown, Santa Monica!
View Event
December
4
-
,
2021
Annual Gala
Each year, Get Lit celebrates its donors, poets, and media department with an annual gala that we create and produce together.
View Event
January
22
-
,
2022
Poetic Convergence
The theme of the 2020 Convergence is “I am here for the people,” inspired by Jericho Brown’s poem “Say Thank You Say I’m Sorry.”
View Event
April
7
-
April
23
,
2022
Classic Slam
The Classic Slam is a three-day festival where young people from over 50 schools compete, performing both classic and response poems.
View Event
Mixtape Masterclass
Join us in our year-long workshop program that builds on your musical potential and self-produce your own mixtape!
Get Lit Players
Learn with fellow artists! Travel! Get paid to write and perform!
Drop-in Class
Get Lit’s free weekly class is a place to explore poetry and build community.
Open Mics
Join us in our monthly open mics for an evening of music and poetry!
Film & Screenwriting
Get Lit’s Film Department empowers young people, builds community, and promotes collaboration through filmmaking.
Summer Camp
This two week intensive explores spoken word as art form and activism, open to youth ages 13-20.
Emerging Writers Fellowship
Learn how to create your own chapbook and get your poems published!
Literati
Professional development and job training opportunity for Get Lit alumni!
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